The Entrepreneurial University Eco-system; A Meta-synthesis on Structural Components, Functions, Performance Indicators and Contextual Factors

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 1. Master of Entrepreneurship Management, Department of Management and Accounting, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor at Department of Management and Accounting, University of Tehran (College of Farabi)

3 Faculty Member, National Research Institute for Science Policy, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The current research has provided a structural, functional, functional, and contextual framework for the entrepreneurial university eco-system. This research is applied in terms of its purpose, meta-synthesis research in terms of research strategy, and qualitative research in terms of its approach. The sampling method is non-probability and judgmental sampling. The sampling method is a non-probability and judgmental sampling from among the research published in reliable domestic and foreign scientific databases. After selecting the selected research, the coding and analysis process was done through the thematic analysis method and MAXQDA software. The results of the research show that the structural components include startups, spin-offs, proof-of-concept centers, and technology transfer centers, and the functional dimensions include the role of facilitating communication with the triple helix, encouraging policies to promote entrepreneurship, and training entrepreneurial human resources. In terms of performance indicators, inputs include financing research and development activities industrial research projects, and entrepreneurship training, and outputs include financial achievements income generation, and effective research in line with the needs of the market and society. The influential contextual factors also include the entrepreneurial environment with entrepreneurial culture and the financial support of the government and the private sector for entrepreneurship.

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